Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - Pretty Quiet Day

Good Tuesday morning and welcome to Dawson Road Today!

Yesterday was a pretty quiet day on Dawson Road, both from a construction standpoint and general traffic. No doubt, the weather played a big part in both. There was a small staff of Bel Air Construction crew working in front of Anna Marie Oliver School of Dance at 58 Dawson Rd. The crew also did some clean up of construction debris in front of Plants For All and I expect that was in preparation for the upcoming storm sewer installations.

As you might expect the the crew, at times, was working in mud. By the time I had arrived at the shop the crews had already filled in the part of the cut-out across the pavement that had been washed out by the heavy rains on Sunday. The small crew working on Dawson Road yesterday stopped work shortly after three Monday afternoon.

Shortly after six on Monday afternoon some Bel Air Construction dump trucks returned to Dawson Road. I expect they were used on some other construction area around the city today.

Who determines when a rain day is a non-work day? "Normally if it is raining in the morning and the day calls for more rain the crew will be sent home. The crew would prefer to work as they do not get paid when they are not at work.

The site super for Bel-Air would make the call for the crew but it would be the site inspector who will determine if the day will be considered a working day (the contractor  has so many working days to complete the project)."

It would appear as though the Dawson Road  bus 22 is back in service. At about 7 p.m. Monday, I noticed  a bus coming northbound on Dawson Road. I noticed a few other buses throughout the evening after that. I did not receive a transit update from the city regarding route number 22, so I don't know if it's running regularly or just when the construction crews are gone. Stay tuned.

While I know we desperately need the rain for many good reasons, the damaging kind is helpful to no one. Let's hope that things can get back to normal today. The northbound lane is completely open and traveling on Dawson Road is pretty easy right now. 

With the ground still being  wet, there is no dust. Temperatures  are lower than last week's searing heat. It really is a pretty good time for you to come shopping  on Dawson Road. So if you're looking for a good dinner, need computer  ware, a new mattress, professional physiotherapy or advice, a used car, commercial or residential real estate information, a new tropical plant, professional dog grooming or to get your body in better shape - this could be a very good day for you to be on Dawson  Road! Check out the web links at the right and then come on down.

Brian